Examples of “decrease” in a Sentence

verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.

• The temperature will decrease steadily as the evening goes on.
• Crime rates decreased significantly after the new policy was introduced.
• The doctor decreased her dosage after the side effects appeared.

noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

• There has been a small decrease in the number of visitors this week.
• A decrease in temperature overnight left frost on the car windows.
• The company reported a sharp decrease in quarterly profits.